Centaurea spinosa L.

Centaurée (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Centaurea

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite deciduous plant.
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 7 - 14
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity dark
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Images

Leaf

Centaurea spinosa leaf picture by Lennaert Steen (cc-by-sa)
Centaurea spinosa leaf picture by Lennaert Steen (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Centaurea spinosa fruit picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Centaurea spinosa world distribution map, present in Greece and Turkey

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:191657-1
WFO ID wfo-0000079422
COL ID S7HB
BDTFX ID 164711
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Centaurea spinosa Centaurea tragacanthoides Acosta spinosa Centaurea spinosa var. spinosa Centaurea spinosa var. tragacanthoides